Claes Oldenburg

Swedish | 1929 - 2022

Claes Oldenburg was a Swedish Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1929.

How much does a Claes Oldenburg cost?

Claes Oldenburg's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 9 USD to 8,405,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Claes Oldenburg's most expensive sculpture?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 8,405,000 USD for Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, sold at Christie's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his sculptures have averaged 53,526 USD, while his photographs have sold for an average of 11,687 USD.

Where can I see Claes Oldenburg's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Remai Modern in Saskatoon. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Guggenheim Bilbao have featured Claes Oldenburg's work in the past.

Claes Oldenburg in the news

Claes Oldenburg has been featured in articles for Observer, ArtsJournal and ARTFORUM. The most recent article is Engraving After 1900 and the Fascination of Sugar: Two New Exhibitions Open at Wesleyan's Pruzan Art Center written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 2022.

Artist's alternative names: Claes Oldenberg, Claes Thure Oldenburg, Claus Oldenburg

Featured for Sale

Notes (Kassel) ,1968

By Claes Oldenburg

Gallery Art

Ice Cream Desserts ,1976

By Claes Oldenburg

Gallery Art

Sketches of Mushrooms and a Watch

By Claes Oldenburg

Doyle New York

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model - Claes Oldenburg

Alphabet/Good Humor Edition Model ,1975

By Claes Oldenburg

+285%

above mid-estimate

Typewriter Eraser

By Claes Oldenburg

+38%

above mid-estimate

Giant Trowel II Model

By Claes Oldenburg

-12%

below mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Group of eight drawings for the Menu from II Corso del Coltello , 1985 - Claes Oldenburg

Group of eight drawings for the Menu from II Corso del Coltello , 1985 ,1985

By Claes Oldenburg

Bonhams Los Angeles

Red Grooms "Ben Franklin in Paris" co,or litho - Claes Oldenburg

Red Grooms "Ben Franklin in Paris" co,or litho ,1975

By Claes Oldenburg

Tom Hall Auctions

Claes Oldenburg NYC Cardboard Pretzel - Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg NYC Cardboard Pretzel ,1994

By Claes Oldenburg

Public Sale

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Recent Auction Results

Typewriter Eraser ,1970

By Claes Oldenburg

Grisebach

N.Y.C. Pretzel ,1994

By Claes Oldenburg

-19%

below mid-estimate

Grisebach

Fagends Carved in Rock - Claes Oldenburg

Fagends Carved in Rock ,28

By Claes Oldenburg

Yann le Mouel

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Current Exhibitions

Found Objects: Prints and Multiples from the 1960s

Cristea Roberts Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

Jan 30,2025 - Mar 08,2025

Pop Art Pop-Up

Cranbrook Art Museum

Bloomfield Hills | Michigan | USA

Feb 12,2025 - Mar 09,2025

The Writing’s on the Wall: Language and Silence in the Visual Arts

Hill Art Foundation

Chelsea | New York | USA

Dec 12,2024 - Mar 29,2025

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Articles

Engraving After 1900 and the Fascination of Sugar: Two New Exhibitions Open at Wesleyan's Pruzan Art Center

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Coverage

“ ..Throughout the galleries, sketches, snapshots, home movies, and slide projections give insight into the mind, heart, and creative process of an artist known for his humorous and profound depictions of... ”
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Walker Art Center

“ ..Happenings—a kind of experimental theater—formed a central strand of Claes Oldenburg’s work in the early 1960s... ”
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Whitney Museum of American Art

“ ..Accompanied by vinyl records, drums, the radio, and other live noises, Oldenburg performed with artists and friends... ”
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Whitney Museum of American Art

“ ..Organized by the mumok, this is the largest show ever of Oldenburg’s ground-breaking and emblematic early work of the 1960s... ”
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MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig

“ .. Claes Oldenburg’s audacious, witty, and profound depictions of everyday objects have earned him a reputation as one of the most important artists of the 20th century... ”
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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art